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[Verse 1]
     Em             Bm        A         D
Last Boxing Day the wife went out, the "White Sales" for to see
   G                      D                    Bm     Em      A
In trunk-load lots bought half-price paper and tinsel for the tree
  Em               Bm       A         D
I packed it up for use this year in a box I marked so plain
     G                   D     Bm            D          A     D
That stuff would sure be handy now, but it's never been seen again

[Chorus]
   D                  G     D         Bm   A            D
At last I'm ready for Christmas; I've even finished the tree
   D                  G     D           Bm          Em    A
At last I'm ready for Christmas, like I thought I'd never be
        Em                   Bm       A          D               G
With my feet propped up by a good hot fire and a matching inside glow
   D                  G     D         Bm         A        D  Em  A
At last I'm ready for Christmas, with nearly two hours to go

[Verse 2]
   Em                   Bm        A         D
We swore this year we'd start off early, no need to rush around
      G              D                        Bm     Em         A
The intention was to start in August when the prices still were down
           Em               Bm       A            D
But it was dentist-this and new-bike-that and the money melts away
     G               D         Bm        D          A     D
So I had to wait for Christmas bonus and did it all yesterday

[Chorus]
   D                  G     D         Bm   A            D
At last I'm ready for Christmas; I've even finished the tree
   D                  G     D           Bm          Em    A
At last I'm ready for Christmas, like I thought I'd never be
        Em                   Bm       A          D               G
With my feet propped up by a good hot fire and a matching inside glow
   D                  G     D         Bm         A        D  Em  A
At last I'm ready for Christmas, with nearly two hours to go

[Verse 3]
   Em                  Bm           A             D
We must be fools, just look at that pile--you can hardly see the tree
   G                   D                        Bm      Em    A
We said this year we'd keep things simple, then did our usual spree
       Em                 Bm          A          D
But it feels so good when the kids go nuts, it's worth the toil and strain
      G             D          Bm               D        A   D
These kids are only this young once and they'll never be so again

[Chorus]
   D                  G     D         Bm   A            D
At last I'm ready for Christmas; I've even finished the tree
   D                  G     D           Bm          Em    A
At last I'm ready for Christmas, like I thought I'd never be
        Em                   Bm       A          D               G
With my feet propped up by a good hot fire and a matching inside glow
   D                  G     D         Bm         A        D
At last I'm ready for Christmas, with nearly two hours to go

[Outro]
(A Cappella)
At last I'm ready for Christmas; I've even finished the tree
At last I'm ready for Christmas, like I thought I'd never be
        Em                   Bm       A          D               G
With my feet propped up by a good hot fire and a matching inside glow
(Slower)
   D                  G     D         Bm         A        D
At last I'm ready for Christmas, with nearly two hours to go